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Beauties to compete for Miss World crown in Hainan
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Updated: 2004-11-05 14:53

Contestants from 112 countries and regions, including three from Chinese mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong, will take part in the 54th Miss World competition on the southern Chinese island of Hainan, Xinhua News Agency said.


Contestants from 112 countries and regions, including Miss China 2004 Yang Jin, will take part in the 54th Miss World competition on the southern Chinese island of Hainan. [Xinhua]
"Although some girls have quit the pageant, there are still 112 contestants, the most in the history of Miss World," Julia Morley, executive chairperson of the organizing agency, was quoted by Xinhua as saying in Hainan.

This year will be the second in a row that the final round of the pageant will be held in China. Last year's contest took place in Hainan's Sanya city.

The contest this year will be held on December 4 in Sanya and the women are expected to arrive at the tropical resort on November 8.

Sanya hosted last year's Miss World after the central government's approval of the pageant to promote tourism.

The city fought an aggressive marketing campaign to bring the contest to the island, which it is promoting as a tourist resort.



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